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Olympic middleweight gold medallist James ‘Chunky’ DeGale has hit out over the English ABA’s appointment of Robert McCracken, who trains Carl Froch and Tyson Fury. DeGale, 23, thinks that Rob will find it difficult to blend his role as a professional coach with the workload needed for amateur success.
Matthew Hatton, 28, goes for his first world title when he tackles Lovemore Ndou, 38, at the Fenton Park Leisure Centre, Stoke later tonight. Ricky’s younger brother has hit a purple patch in recent times, registering impressive wins over Ben Tackie and Ted Bami; N’dou is starting to creak a bit as the wear-and-tear of a long career catches up with him; consequently, the fight could see Hatton emerge as the IBO welterweight boss.
EBU super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe, 29, is taking an extreme step ahead of his clash with Simone Maludrottu at The Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham on the 20th of this month, in a fight that also doubles up as a WBC title eliminator. The Leicester boxer’s family have moved into his mother’s house in order to give him the space needed to focus on the biggest night of his life
Preston’s Mike Hall is carrying the hopes of the boxing-starved city on his shoulders as he seeks to make it in the pro game. Hall, a middleweight, dispatched Heanor’s Scott Churchill in four-rounds at Sutton Sports Centre, Saint Helens on Saturday night. Hall’s trainer, Joe Kilshaw, has told lep.co.uk that his charge can generate a lot of support in the local area, especially if he keeps tucking guys away.
Liverpool’s Derry Matthews, 26, is stepping into the lion’s den this Friday night when he takes on Stoke’s favourite son Scott Lawton at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke. Lawton lost to John Murray in June; however, the 33-year-old is a former English title holder at lightweight and he will be a stiff proposition if he settles at super-featherweight, where Scott will campaign from now on.
Kevin Mitchell is confident ahead of his make-or-break WBO lightweight title eliminator with Breidis Prescott – who hammered Amir Khan in a single round last September. Mitchell, 25, believes that a win over Prescott could pave the way for an inter-promotional showdown with Bolton’s Khan, who holds the WBA light-welterweight title.
Promoter Frank Warren held a press conference in London earlier today to announce the world title eliminator between Kevin Mitchell and Breidis Prescott, which has been pencilled in for the Amir Khan versus Dmitriy Salita undercard at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle on December the 5th. Warren also formally unveiled his latest signing, amateur star Ronnie Heffron.
Liam Cameron turned professional on the 24th of October with a six-rounds points win over Nottingham’s Matt Scriven at the City Hall, Sheffield. Scriven, who recently tussled with Billy Joe Saunders, had high praise for Cameron after the fight. Another man praised Campbell’s performance, former two-time heavyweight title holder Tim Witherspoon took in Cameron’s debut and the 51-year-old Philadelphian believes that Cameron will make it to the top.
Tony Bellew dispatched 16-6 (15) Czech dangerman Jindrich Velecky in a single-round last Friday night. Liverpool’s light-heavyweight hope caught his man with a left hook before hammering home a series of shots and flooring Velecky, who went the distance with WBO super-middleweight title holder Robert Stieglitz in May, with a sweet right uppercut. Velecky beat the count but he made the mistake of glancing over to his corner and, consequently, was caught with a right hand, forcing referee Phil Edwards to end the fight at 1:28 of the round.
Promoter Frank Warren is set to pit Kevin Mitchell against Colombian dangerman Bredis Prescott - who knocked out Amir Khan in 54 seconds last year - in a WBO final eliminator. Mitchell, the British super-featherweight champion, will step up to lightweight, where he has boxed before, in order to take on Bredis. Warren, however, told The Times that Dagenham’s Mitchell, 25, is ready for this type of fight.